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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What science fiction writer does Lampton mention?
(a) Arthur C. Clark.
(b) Thomas Disch.
(c) Angus Wilson.
(d) Theodore Sturgeon.

2. What do Phil and the others call their society?
(a) The Rhipidon Society.
(b) The Savior Society.
(c) The Siddhartha Society.
(d) The Jesus Society.

3. What does Eric's third eye have instead of a pupil?
(a) A lateral lense.
(b) A concave lense.
(c) Whiteness.
(d) A mirror lense.

4. What does Phil think Fat will do now that Sophia is dead?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Move away.
(c) Write a new book.
(d) Marry.

5. What do Fat's friends agree on after they watch Valis for the second time?
(a) Fat is a fake.
(b) The aliens are coming to earth.
(c) Fat's experiences are real.
(d) Fat is the second coming.

6. What two phrases does Phil put together to make KING FELIX?
(a) TENNIS KING and FELIX THE GREAT.
(b) FOOD KING and FELIX THE CAT.
(c) KING of KINGS and FELIX ALONE.
(d) JOHN KING and FELIX TROUBLE.

7. Who does Kevin think removed Nixon from office?
(a) Mother Goose.
(b) Dixie Dean.
(c) Bearded man.
(d) Zebra.

8. What is the name of the dynamite screenplay the author says he has written?
(a) Bulldog.
(b) Zebra.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Laughable.

9. Who do Fat and the others meet in Sonoma?
(a) Eric and Linda.
(b) Glora and Sherri.
(c) Asklepios and Rhiidon.
(d) Eckehart and Hephaistos.

10. Which character dies in this section?
(a) Fat.
(b) Linda.
(c) Phil.
(d) Mini.

11. What gets robbed in West LA?
(a) A bank.
(b) A liquor store.
(c) A factory.
(d) A bookshop.

12. What character is Eric Lampton playing?
(a) The Deer Hunter.
(b) Mother Goose.
(c) Mongoose.
(d) Tom Foolery.

13. What does Fat want to find in China?
(a) The eighth savior.
(b) The seventh savior.
(c) The fifth savior.
(d) The sixth savior.

14. Complete the following sentence "Make straight in the desert a highway..."
(a) That runs into heaven.
(b) For all men.
(c) That runs forever.
(d) For our Lord.

15. What does Phil say only he and Christopher know?
(a) Phil's favorite deity.
(b) Phil's secret ability.
(c) His spiritual number.
(d) His Christian name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Buddhists call the power to see the passing away and rebirth of beings?

2. Who dies in this section?

3. What is VALIS if it is not a deity?

4. What does Philip mean in Greek?

5. Where does Fat recognize the verses that Eric recited from?

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